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KMID : 1143320230120040097
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Therapeutic Science for Neurorehabilitation
2023 Volume.12 No. 4 p.97 ~ p.109
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Mediation Effect of Play on the Relationship Between Sleep Habits and Cognitive Problem-Solving in Toddlers
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Lee Min-Kyu
Jin Yeon-Ju
Oh Seung-Jae
Hong Ick-Pyo
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Abstract
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Objective : This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of play on the relationship between toddlers’ sleep habits and problem-solving.
Methods : In total, 1,734 participants were selected from the 3rd wave of the Panel Study on Korean Children. A structural equation modeling approach was utilized to examine the relationship among toddlers’ play, sleep habits, and problem-solving, as well as to investigate the mediating effect of play.
Results : The monthly age of the study participants ranged from 23 to 32 months, with 885 (51.0%) boys and 849 (49.0%) girls. The indirect effects of play on problem-solving skills (β = 0.137, p = .006) were statistically significant, but the direct effects of sleep habits on problem-solving skills (β = -.015, p = .871) and the total effect (β = 0.122, p = .057) were not significant.
Conclusion : This study indicated that sleep habits did not have a direct effect on problem-solving ability, but that the indirect effects were significant and fully mediated by play. Incorrect sleep habits can negatively affect lifelong development. Therefore, parents would need to be aware of whether their child is developing good sleep habits during the toddler age.
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KEYWORD
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Cognitive problem-solving, Play, Sleep habits
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